inviting
[ in-vahy-ting ]
/ ɪnˈvaɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
attractive, alluring, or tempting: an inviting offer.
Words nearby inviting
invitation, invitational, invitatory, invite, invitee, inviting, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel
OTHER WORDS FROM inviting
in·vit·ing·ly, adverbin·vit·ing·ness, nounDefinition for inviting (2 of 2)
invite
[ verb in-vahyt; noun in-vahyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈvaɪt; noun ˈɪn vaɪt /
verb (used with object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
verb (used without object), in·vit·ed, in·vit·ing.
to give invitation; offer attractions or allurements.
noun
Informal. an invitation.
Origin of invite
First recorded in 1525–35, invite is from the Latin word invītāre
OTHER WORDS FROM invite
synonym study for invite
1. See call.
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British Dictionary definitions for inviting (1 of 2)
inviting
/ (ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
tempting; alluring; attractive
Derived forms of inviting
invitingly, adverbinvitingness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for inviting (2 of 2)
invite
verb (ɪnˈvaɪt) (tr)
to ask (a person or persons) in a friendly or polite way (to do something, attend an event, etc)he invited them to dinner
to make a request for, esp publicly or formallyto invite applications
to bring on or provoke; give occasion foryou invite disaster by your actions
to welcome or tempt
noun (ˈɪnvaɪt)
an informal word for invitation
Derived forms of invite
inviter, nounWord Origin for invite
C16: from Latin invītāre to invite, entertain, from in- ² + -vītāre, probably related to Greek hiesthai to be desirous of
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